Chesapeake Bay

Maryland to limit female crab catch

2013-05-13 17:00:00

Maryland moved Monday to reduce the commercial harvest of female blue crabs in the aftermath of a survey finding that the Chesapeake Bay's crab population hit a five-year low last winter. The Department of Natural Resources announced that it was...

Chesapeake Bay's health said to be improving [Letter]

2013-05-07 14:28:00

Editor: A recent Aegis editorial about the health of the Chesapeake Bay ("Stormwater fee set low in Harford the best of a bad situation," April 23) is [off base]. Certainly the job of restoring the Bay is far from finished, but the Aegis is incorrect in...

Drop in Bay's crab population to bring new catch curbs

2013-04-19 17:17:00

With a new survey finding the Chesapeake Bay's crab population at its lowest level in five years after a poor spawn last year, Maryland officials announced Friday they would move to tighten catch limits on the region's iconic crustacean. The annual...

Harford council hears mostly opposition, some support for stormwater fee bill

2013-03-21 15:13:41

A public hearing on a proposed stormwater remediation fee turned into a hearing largely for Harford County Council members Tuesday night. Councilwoman Mary Ann Lisanti and Councilman Dion Guthrie, both Democrats who have opposing views on the state-...

Environmentalists threaten to sue energy company

2013-01-28 17:15:05

A trio of environmental groups warned Monday they would sue the operator of three coal-fired power plants in Maryland for allegedly discharging excessive amounts of nutrient pollution into Chesapeake Bay rivers and trying to mask their violations by...

Chesapeake Bay improving, green group says

2013-01-02 10:15:00

The Chesapeake Bay's health appears to be slowly rebounding, but still has a long way to go to be considered fully recovered, according to the region's largest environmental group. The Annapolis-based Chesapeake Bay Foundation rated the estuary's...

Consultants to track sources of waterway contamination

2012-11-29 20:22:00

On good days, the Tiber Hudson tributary of the Patapsco is a pleasant part of the scenery in Historic Ellicott City as it flows through a stone channel by Tonge Row, beneath Tiber Alley alongside Main Street and past the B&O Railroad Museum before it...

Is the Bay Foundation ignoring the threat behind the Conowingo Dam?

2012-11-26 11:18:00

Why does the Chesapeake Bay Foundation refuse to take seriously the threat posed by the Conowingo Dam's inability to hold back Susquehanna River pollution? With respect to the effect of Susquehanna River pollutants, the bay foundation has taken an...

Storm triggers big Howard sewage spill

2012-10-30 16:24:00

Sandy knocked out power to Howard County's "water reclamation" plant in Savage, causing 20 to 25 million gallons of untreated but rain-diluted human waste to spill into the Little Patuxent River, a branch of one of the Chesapeake Bay's most degraded...

Large harbor floating wetland project stirs debate

2012-10-14 13:47:00

If a little green might help restore Baltimore's ailing harbor, how can a lot be bad? That's the question city, state and federal officials are pondering as they weigh a local marina magnate's plan to fill an unused corner of the Inner Harbor with a large...

Water watchdogs needed

2012-10-07 05:00:00

"I give the environmental community, including myself, a C for passing new laws and regulations, and an F in making them work." — Richard Klein, founder, Community & Environmental Defense Services More than 30 years ago Richard Klein, in a few...

Eastern Shore eateries go beyond detour to destination

2012-09-28 10:20:00

Now is the time. Early fall is when the pleasures peak in Talbot and Dorchester counties. That's when these Eastern Shore towns stop being detours along the way to the shore and turn into full-fledged destinations. There are practical advantages to...

The Chesapeake Bay's underwater grasses provide food and shelter to a variety of fish and animals, including the estuary's iconic blue crabs. This one was found in a tangle of grass pulled aboard a crabber's boat in summer 2012.

2013-04-17 20:58:00

The 192-page hardcover book "Chesapeake: Bay of Light," features the wild beauty of the Chesapeake Bay captured through the lens of photographer Ian J. Plant.

2011-11-22 10:53:01

Guard salute during the singing of the National Anthem. Gov. Martin O'Malley, Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Jose Fuentes, Chairman Operation Sail, and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bill Moran jointly announced the Star-Spangled Sailabration during a ceremony at the Inner Harbor.

2011-11-17 00:00:00